UNKINDEST CUT OF ALL | Daily News | 09/04/2007

It’s interesting to see what happens when government coffers run dry on these special interest projects. I’m not saying the program is a bad idea or that their efforts are in vain, but why always the dependency on government funds to take this type of role as a public program? While many are sitting, awaiting the outcome of government decisions, leaders could be taking present action to continue the work they do, but do it in the private marketplace as a non-profit organization.

So long as you have strong accountability, there is no reason why this group depends on the whims of politicians. Is the program valuable enough that these group leaders will not let their progress wither away? If so, they would diversify their revenue stream and take nothing from the government. It is of the same whim that government must provide that most people have ascribed themselves to.

John Lott has a brilliant opinion piece at Philly.com. It gets right to the point in that gun control generally isn’t a means to an end in the War Against Murder. More gun control laws place a more significant burden on law abiding citizens than it does to the criminal element. If criminals want guns, they get them regardless of the channel’s legality. This seems to be one thing that escapes those who beg, cry, and stomp feet for more gun control.